Ah, 2008, it was a busy year. This was taken in August in Chicago at a national conference on abuse of adults (we are opposed to it.) In early September we took a cruise to Alaska, my first cruise. Later that fall I did a speaking tour in Kentucky, and in the middle of that got a call for a job interview in Washington DC. The interview was on Halloween, we voted for President a few days later, the job offer came a couple of week later. At Thanksgiving we drove to DC and leased an apartment, then from there to Florida, took a cruise to the Bahamas, spent the holiday with my family. In early December I flew to DC for a conference, and the middle of the month I started the new job in DC. And that was just the last 6 months of the year. The Obamas moved into a hotel a block from my office window a week after I started the job, it was an exciting time to be in DC.
No wonder Travel Penguin looks so tired (and happy) in the photo. And what a hope-filled year that was.
ReplyDeleteIt was the start of a few very busy years
DeleteEveryone had so much hope in 2008 for Obama. 'Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of the cruise? I am really interested.
We liked the cruises. The Alaska Cruise was on NCL, and we really enjoyed the ship and all of the specialty dining options. The Bahamas was on RCL, it was more traditional with main dining room being the dinner option, it was nice to get away. The ships are huge, there is a lot to do and see, the shore excursions in Alaska were amazing. In the Bahamas we skipped the excursions and just walked around for a few hours.
DeleteAn Alaskan cruise is on my list of travel to-dos.
ReplyDeleteDo it when you can
DeleteThat's a lot crammed into six months!
ReplyDeleteLife gets like that
DeleteWow, what a year!
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DeleteYou had quite a year back then. I would love to have been in DC when Obama was president.
ReplyDeleteA nice few years
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